Hi Lee - It is a variation of Denis or in Latin it is "Dionysius"- The name of the Areopagite converted by St Paul at Athens, and of several Saints, notably the apostle of the Gauls who was martyred near Paris in 272BC, and as St Denys became the patron Saint of France. There are several other variations including 'Tennyson' - in Ireland it has been used as a substitute for "Donnchadh" - Cheers for now (QED!) Roy -----Original Message----- From: old-english-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:old-english-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lee Bridge Cognetta Sent: 06 February 2009 18:37 To: OEL Subject: [OEL] Given name DENNY Dear Everyone: I've not posted to the list before, but I've been impressed by the help that is given here, so I hope that someone can give me some ideas. I have a will written in 1704. It is pretty straightforward, except for the deceased's wife's name. It appears to be, 'Denny,' and I'm pretty certain that it is some sort of 'pet name' or 'nickname.' Does anyone have any idea what the actual name would be for a person called, 'Denny?' If you'd like to see how it it is written, you can view this segment of the will here: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~daycogs/id12.html I would really appreciate any suggestions. I've yet to be able to find a marriage record for this couple and she seems to have disappeared after his death - I have no idea who she was! Best regards, Lee Cognetta ==================================== WEB PAGE: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OLD-ENGLISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message